A Timeless Waltz

Time is spinning farther and farther away

The clock glares as we tremble and shrink

Seconds into hours into days

Our skin will bleed ink

Try to hide in the spaces

Betwixt eleven and twelve, one and two

Futile attempts to escape the cold embrace

Paint our faces black and blue

And time is running out

Clock hands spinning in a forever dance

Like a girl in a skirt twisting about

Falling in love at a glance

Rain will fall at noon

And tonight the skies will run clear

The children come by the light of the moon

But there’s blood on their faces, and we’re cowering in fear

Bones shatter and crack, bruises mar imperfect skin

Look away from the clock’s forever sneer

We’ll dance a waltz with time till the end